H-1B sponsor data
H-1B sponsors for software quality assurance analysts and testers
Employers with certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in occupation 15-1253 (Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers), decided between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026 (FY2026 Q3 release).
An LCA shows an employer has filed to hire H-1B workers in a role. It is not a job offer and does not mean a specific opening will be sponsored.
Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for software quality assurance analysts and testers?
4,006 employers had 16,668 certified H-1B LCAs for software quality assurance analysts and testers in the window. The most active were Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp, Amazon.com Services LLC and Capgemini America Inc. The median offered wage on full-time filings was $108,700 a year. Texas had the most worksites. An LCA shows an employer has filed to hire H-1B workers in a role. It is not a job offer and does not mean a specific opening will be sponsored.
| Certified H-1B LCAs | 16,668 |
|---|---|
| Employers filing | 4,006 |
| Median offered wage (full-time) | $108,700 |
| Middle 50% of offered wages | $91,400 – $130,000 |
| Most common worksite state | Texas |
Top H-1B sponsors for software quality assurance analysts and testers
Employers ranked by certified H-1B LCAs in this occupation.
| Rank | Employer | Certified LCAs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp | 1,369 |
| 2 | Amazon.com Services LLC | 366 |
| 3 | Capgemini America Inc | 332 |
| 4 | Compunnel Software Group, Inc | 245 |
| 5 | Deloitte Consulting LLP | 237 |
| 6 | Apple Inc. | 217 |
| 7 | Tata Consultancy Services Limited | 214 |
| 8 | Salesforce, Inc. | 192 |
| 9 | Accenture LLP | 185 |
| 10 | NTT DATA Americas, Inc. | 162 |
| 11 | LTIMindtree Limited | 141 |
| 12 | HCL America Inc | 115 |
| 13 | Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc. | 115 |
| 14 | Wipro Limited | 115 |
| 15 | Mphasis Corporation | 113 |
| 16 | UST Global Inc | 102 |
| 17 | IBM Corporation | 98 |
| 18 | CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc. | 93 |
| 19 | NTT DATA Services, LLC | 89 |
| 20 | Synechron Inc. | 87 |
| 21 | The MathWorks, Inc. | 84 |
| 22 | Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. | 75 |
| 23 | Randstad Digital, LLC | 75 |
| 24 | DB Global Technology, Inc. | 70 |
| 25 | L&T Technology Services Limited | 70 |
| 26 | ServiceNow, Inc. | 65 |
| 27 | Tech Mahindra (Americas), Inc | 64 |
| 28 | Nokia of America Corporation | 62 |
| 29 | Coforge Limited | 60 |
| 30 | Virtusa Corporation | 58 |
Median offered wage by level
The prevailing-wage level on each filing, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent), with the median offered wage at that level.
- Level I (entry)$83,200
- Level II (qualified)$93,600
- Level III (experienced)$115,000
- Level IV (fully competent)$137,300
Where the jobs are
State
- Texas3,033
- California2,918
- Georgia924
- New Jersey863
- North Carolina856
- Illinois719
- Washington676
- Pennsylvania604
- Florida591
- Massachusetts588
Job titles filed under this occupation
Employers write their own job titles; DOL assigns the occupation code. These are the most common titles.
- Mgr. JC50 - Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers664
- SA JC60 - Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers589
- QA Engineer354
- Software Test Engineer285
- Test Engineer275
- Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester270
- QA Analyst259
- QA Automation Engineer237
- Software Quality Assurance Engineer235
- Analyst - Testing219
- Software Development Engineer in Test209
- Software Engineer209
Frequently asked questions
- Which employers sponsor the most H-1B visas for software quality assurance analysts and testers?
- In this window: Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp, Amazon.com Services LLC, Capgemini America Inc, Compunnel Software Group, Inc and Deloitte Consulting LLP. The full table above ranks the top employers by certified LCAs.
- What do H-1B software quality assurance analysts and testers get paid?
- The median offered wage on full-time filings was $108,700 a year, with the middle half between $91,400 – $130,000. Offered wages are what employers stated on the filing; actual pay can differ.
- What is SOC code 15-1253?
- It is the Standard Occupational Classification code for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers. Employers file under their own job titles; the Department of Labor assigns each filing an occupation code, which this page groups by.
Other occupations
Source and method
U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification: LCA Programs (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) disclosure data, FY2026 Q3 release, decisions from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. DOL performance data page
- Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) with case status Certified and visa class H-1B, decided in the 12-month window above. Cases certified and later withdrawn, denied cases and withdrawn cases are listed separately.
- Employers are grouped by their filed legal name after removing punctuation and legal forms such as Inc. or LLC, so related companies that file under different legal names (for example a parent and a subsidiary) appear separately.
- Wages are the lower end of the wage range the employer stated on full-time LCAs, converted to a yearly amount. They are offered wages on a filing, not salary data, and actual pay can differ.
- DOL may revise individual records in later releases. Ruubu republishes the figures after each quarterly release.
This is U.S. government public-domain data credited to the U.S. Department of Labor. Ruubu aggregates it and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department of Labor.
Data imported October 24, 2026. Source page checked October 24, 2026.
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